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The Professional Duty of Lawyers and Bar Associations

The Professional Duty of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Action on Climate 
Monday, September 23, 2024 | Program 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Networking Reception 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Online Registration is now closed. Walk In Registrations will be accepted!
Format: In-Person

Program Fee: 
Free for Members and Members of Cosponsoring Organizations | $15 Non-Members 

Description:
Climate Change is already altering, and will continue to alter, the background conditions on which the practice of law is based, and the risks and opportunities of a wide range of activities in which clients engage. It is also leading to a variety of new public and private laws. 

Many bar associations have responded with resolutions encouraging climate-competent lawyering and providing guidance to lawyers on how climate change affects their current professional responsibilities. The panel will discuss a lawyer's professional duty to be climate-competent in their day-to-day work, counseling their clients, and engaging in pro-bono activities. The panel will also invite discussion on what more needs to be done. 

Speakers:  
Alasdair Cameron, Climate Change Policy Adviser, The Law Society of England and Wales 
Georgina Beasley, CEO, Net Zero Lawyers Alliance 
Camila Bustos, Co-founder, Law Students For Climate Accountability; Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Amy Edwards, Holland & Knight, LLP
Hon. Marcy Kahn, Associate Justice, N.Y. Supreme Court Appellate Division (ret.)
Letícia Perrone Campos Mello, Brazilian Bar Association; Partner, Wald, Antunes, Vita, Longo e Blattner Advogados
Emily Morison, International Bar Association
Ivonne Norman, Chair, Environmental Justice and Environmental Rights Subcommittee, Environmental Law Committee, New York City Bar Association 
Nina Pindham, Cornerstone Barristers
Irma Russell, Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School

Moderator:
John Dernbach, Emeritus Professor, Widener University of Commonwealth Law School

Sponsoring Committee:
Environmental Law, Jullee Kim & John Rousakis, Co-Chairs

Cosponsoring Organizations:
American Bar Association 
International Bar Association 

 


Where
New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036

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